Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation. You can email Jerome at: [email protected]
What to consider when hiring a legal ops professional
There are many factors to reflect on when looking at bringing on a legal operations professional to an in-house team, Google director of legal operations, technology and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 18 Jun 2019
How to do in-house legal work in your passion area
There are a number of ways that one can transition across to in-house legal work that is more in line with one’s political, ethical or moral ways of thinking, says one GC ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 18 Jun 2019
EY partner goes back to private practice
HopgoodGanim Lawyers has secured the services of a partner from accounting firm EY to head up its national tax practice.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 18 Jun 2019
Watford FC finalises multimillion-dollar shirt sponsor deal
English Premier League team Watford Football Club has had a new sponsorship transaction facilitated by a Melbourne-based boutique law firm.
SME LAW • Mon, 17 Jun 2019
Financial fitness for young lawyers
Emerging legal professionals must ensure they are on top of their financials from the outset, if they are to achieve their personal goals, argues one law ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 17 Jun 2019
Sole practitioner guilty on 5 grounds of professional misconduct
A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty on five grounds of professional misconduct and five grounds of unsatisfactory professional conduct, with ...
SME LAW • Sun, 16 Jun 2019
Unless you’re speaking on behalf of a firm, you should be able to have your views
The idea that lawyers should be considered brand ambassadors for their employers at all times would be perverse, argues Maurice Blackburn partner Josh Bornstein.
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Jun 2019
Financial performance, discrimination and other issues within partnership ranks
As EOFY approaches, money generated for the partnership is a hot topic. But, across the calendar year, what other issues do partners have to contend with amongst ...
PODCAST • Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Recent sex harassment case ‘sets a precedent for exemplary damages’ in law firms
The decision by the Federal Circuit Court to award $170,000 to the former employee of a boutique firm for “relentless” sexual harassment offers lessons for employers as ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Jun 2019